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The role of the Science Mesh is to provide inherently findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) cloud data storage and collaboration tools for researchers. The outcome is for interoperable research workspaces, data movement and management between research organisations. The work package to deliver this FAIR data capability for the Science Mesh is executed by Australian, Polish and German developers, and is project managed by AARNet.

The CS3MESH4EOSC project is delighted to announce that an article about the Science Mesh has been published in the last issue of March 2021 of CONNECT magazine!

The Science Mesh is a rich ecosystem for frictionless scientific collaboration and access to research services, where data, applications and computation are brought together to enable federated usage within and across scientific domains. The Science Mesh also encourages FAIR data practices and provides the opportunity for the user to both access to new research services, as well as contribute to the development of the Science Mesh itself. Marco La Rosa, from the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures - (PARADISEC), The University of Melbourne and UTS has been rebuilding the core storage component of the PARADISEC archive as a foundation for their next-generation FAIR data archive. Read the blogpost from Marco below to find out more about the knowledge and tools crossing over from PARADISEC and UTS to the Science Mesh

“In today’s global world, generating new knowledge and turning it into new products and services is crucial to maintain and enhance the EU’s competitiveness. Transforming the results of scientific research into new commercial products is, however, a complex process involving a broad range of actors. We need to ensure that researchers and industry work closely together and maximise the social and economic benefits of new ideas” (Source: “Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe”)

The half-day workshop “Moving towards the Adoption Phase for Science Mesh”, organised by the CS3MESH4EOSC project, took place last 28th January, co-located with the CS3 2021 Conference. Focused on the adoption, roll-out and implementation of Science Mesh, the workshop brought together over 100 international professionals from the Cloud Storage Services for Synchronization and Sharing (CS3) community, along with key players from the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). The Science Mesh Workshop initiated a collaborative dialogue with early adopters and potential vendors that will contribute throughout the development, deployment and adoption of the Science Mesh.